Marsh Volunteers for Museum Learning | |
This Award is run in partnership with the British Museum and recognises the best practice and most innovative ways in which volunteers work in museums and galleries to engage the public with collections. There are 10 regional winners and one overall winner. | |
The 2010 winner is Del Elliot - National Museum of WalesDel volunteers at the National Museum Wales 3 days a week in the Origins gallery, which is the archaeology gallery. He facilitates informal handling sessions where the visitors can handle a range of objects from pre-history, including a 250,000 year old hand axe. Del’s real skill is that he can inspire a sense of ‘wonder’ in visitors of all ages and backgrounds. He is very good in communicating the enthusiasm that he feels himself and inspiring others. Staff at the museum have commented on how Del has helped to raise public awareness of the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) and other archaeological issues. Del succeeds in inspiring visitors and makes learning more accessible, powerful and memorable. On the visitor comments book in the gallery, Del is the only person to be mentioned by name. One visitor said ‘The volunteer talking about and handling stone age tool was fantastic. He made our visit’. A young visitor wrote ‘….that man who showed us the cup and axes, he woz nice’. Email: |
Partner:The British Museum | Previous Winners:2009 - Beth Talbot |
